Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09CANBERRA450
2009-05-13 06:48:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Canberra
Cable title:
AUSTRALIA BACKS KOSOVO FOR WORLD BANK BUR WON'T
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C O N F I D E N T I A L CANBERRA 000450
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/13/2019
TAGS: EFIN PREL KVPR AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA BACKS KOSOVO FOR WORLD BANK BUR WON'T
LOBBY OTHERS
REF: A. A. STATE 41665
B. B. STATE47360
C. C. CANBERRA 00428
Classified By: Classified by: Political Counselor: James F. Cole, for r
easons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L CANBERRA 000450
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/13/2019
TAGS: EFIN PREL KVPR AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA BACKS KOSOVO FOR WORLD BANK BUR WON'T
LOBBY OTHERS
REF: A. A. STATE 41665
B. B. STATE47360
C. C. CANBERRA 00428
Classified By: Classified by: Political Counselor: James F. Cole, for r
easons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary: Australia will vote in favor of Kosovo's
membership in the World Bank. In order to assure a quorum,
Australia's Executive Director is urging all 13 nations in
their World Bank constituency to vote; however, the GOA will
not lobby others to vote in favor of Kosovo's inclusion. End
summary.
2. (C) Sean Singh, Director of the Southern European Section
at DFAT, told Poloff on May 13 that Australia's will vote for
the inclusion of Kosovo in the World Bank, consistent with
its vote in favor of membership in the IMF.
3. (C) Kevin Playford, Manager of the World Bank Unit at
Treasury said their World Bank constituency representative
would vote for Kosovo's membership. Australia's executive
director at the World Bank is also strongly urging all 13
members of its constituency to vote, but would in no way
attempt to influence the outcome of that vote.
4. (U) The 13 member constituency, which is slightly
different from the IMF constituency, includes Australia, New
Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Korea, Kiribati, the
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Samoa, the
Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
CLUNE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/13/2019
TAGS: EFIN PREL KVPR AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA BACKS KOSOVO FOR WORLD BANK BUR WON'T
LOBBY OTHERS
REF: A. A. STATE 41665
B. B. STATE47360
C. C. CANBERRA 00428
Classified By: Classified by: Political Counselor: James F. Cole, for r
easons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary: Australia will vote in favor of Kosovo's
membership in the World Bank. In order to assure a quorum,
Australia's Executive Director is urging all 13 nations in
their World Bank constituency to vote; however, the GOA will
not lobby others to vote in favor of Kosovo's inclusion. End
summary.
2. (C) Sean Singh, Director of the Southern European Section
at DFAT, told Poloff on May 13 that Australia's will vote for
the inclusion of Kosovo in the World Bank, consistent with
its vote in favor of membership in the IMF.
3. (C) Kevin Playford, Manager of the World Bank Unit at
Treasury said their World Bank constituency representative
would vote for Kosovo's membership. Australia's executive
director at the World Bank is also strongly urging all 13
members of its constituency to vote, but would in no way
attempt to influence the outcome of that vote.
4. (U) The 13 member constituency, which is slightly
different from the IMF constituency, includes Australia, New
Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Korea, Kiribati, the
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Samoa, the
Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
CLUNE